Dissensus will bring together some of Australia’s most exciting new writers, poets, publishers and literary activists to discuss how today’s writers relate to and oppose the mainstream. It will include everything from dystopian fiction to radical experimental poetry, from political spoken word to zine-making, street press to new literary journalism.

Among these are Jeff Sparrow, the editor of the radical cultural journalOverland, slam poet and community activist Tariro Mavondo, zine-maker Luke You, avant-garde poet Jessica Wilkinson whose work fuses biography with experimental poetry, and the novelist, Meg Mundell, whose first award-winning book, Black Glass, offers a new way of bringing together the genres of Sci-Fi, realism, thriller and political satire.

Aspiring creative writers will also have the opportunity to speak to published writers, as well as approach and network with publishers and editors of literary publications present.

Monash University’s Dr Ali Alizadeh from the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies said festival is a great opportunity for readers and students of contemporary writing as well as would-be writers to get a firsthand perspective on how a new literary culture is being forged in Australia.

“So much of today’s mainstream literary landscape is dominated by conventional approaches to genre, literary aesthetics and subject matter. The speakers at ‘Dissensus’, however, are all engaged in new and unconventional approaches and themes,” Dr Alizadeh said.

Higher Degree by Research (HDR) within the Faculty of Arts is a postgraduate degree comprising of either 66% or 100% research.

100% research

The research degree is presented and assessed as a thesis. 100% research PhD and Masters degrees in the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies are available in a variety of study areas:

66% research

The research degree is presented and assessed as a thesis combined with coursework. 66% research PhD and Masters degrees in the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies are available in:

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The Social Aesthetics research unit brings together academic and postgraduate researchers and professionals from the humanities, social sciences, creative arts and cultural industry sectors. People in our research unit are interested in the intersection between aesthetic research, cultural creativity, and social and economic life.

The core of our research looks at aesthetics as an important aspect of all intellectual fields and human domains. Aesthetic agency, performance, materials, and forms are all key to understanding social behaviour. Our research binds creativity, imagination, dramaturgy, aesthetics, art, social action, politics, and economics. Social aesthetics incorporates various traditions of people and thinkers within the arts, humanities and social sciences.

In a knowledge economy, our research also attracts academics and professionals in marketing, organisational studies, communications, leisure and arts management, and other applied fields.

Our research situates itself in a world where knowledge, creativity, imagination and aesthetics have currency like never before; where solutions to complex problems, across domains and disciplines, are acclaimed for their beauty and aesthetic qualities.

Concerts

Lunchtime concerts

The School of Music — Conservatorium’s Lunchtime Concert Series provides staff, students and the wider community to enjoy a musical lunch break. The School encourages and promotes diversity and integration of traditional, multi-cultural and contemporary styles of music performance.

Lunchtime Concerts are held every Thursday during semester from 1.10pm for approximately 40 minutes in the Music Auditorium, Rm G36, Building 68. Admission is $5 at the door.

Concerts are presented by students from the School of Music – Conservatorium’s performance programs. Voice, Piano, Chamber Music, Gamelan, String and Jazz/Popular music all perform for you in these evening concerts. These run on various nights in the semesters so consult the Calendar of Events below for further information.

Events

Calendar of Events

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The Monash University Prize for Poetry was established in 1963 and is an important part of the tradition of promoting literary creativity at Monash University. Previous winners include prominent Australian poets such as John A. Scott and Laurie Duggan.

Eligibility The prize is open to all current Monash University Undergraduate students and is awarded on the recommendation of the Head of School (English, Communications and Performance Studies). The prize is awarded annually for the best poem by an undergraduate. Up to three entries may be submitted by a candidate in any one year.

Closing date Entries for the 2012 Monash University Prize for Poetry are now open. The closing date is Friday August 10.

Award A cash prize is awarded to the winner and the poem is published on the School’s website.

Entry requirements

The poem must be the original work of the candidate.

Typed. No handwritten entries will be accepted.

Written in English.

No more than 150 lines in length.

Each entry should be submitted under a nom de plume.

Submission instructions

Each entry should be inscribed with your nom de plume only. Do not write your real name on the entry.